I don't think it mattered much. It was the will of most Americans to join the Russians.

Suppose Russian "interference" is just business as usual. A long play to undermine the Republican Party and take it over like a parasite.

Strong-arming "The Good Ones" until they play along. Once that happens, the fight is won.

They want to undermine it All and make it irreversible. Utterly.

The sad truth is even if XYZ country "interfered" with a misinformation campaign... they didn't actually manipulate the votes. Enough US citizens voted for Trump.